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Create a keychain with eyelet

Use the series mesh type to generate a 3D keychain.

First create a new series mesh type. Using a series mesh type you can define a series of 2d surfaces that are extruded in order.

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In the newly created series, double-click the image of "Plane 1" to open the 2D shape editor.

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First delete the default square added by selecting it and pressing the delete key. Next add a new SVG item using the Add SVG popup.

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The added SVG item is now shown on the editor surface.

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Now add a circle to use as the keychain eyelet.

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Activate snap to grid in the top right corner of menu bar options. It will toggle red when snap to grid mode is active.

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Drag and move the circle so it overlaps the top leaf of the SVG shape.

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Use the Boolean Difference operation to subtract the circle from the SVG leaf shape. To subtract shapes:

First select the shape to subtract from. Then click the Boolean Ops: Difference button. Next select the shape to use for subtraction. Then click the Boolean Ops: Difference button again to perform the action.

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After the subtraction is performed, you can select the circle shape used for subtraction and delete it. After that you'll have your keyshape shape.

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Then navigate back to the series editor page and click "Run Series". This will create a 3D model from the shape you created in the editor.

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